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About Chemawawin Cree Nation
Chemawawin Cree Nation is a Swampy Cree community in Manitoba whose main reserve is on the south shore of Cedar Lake, with its band office in Easterville.
Chemawawin Cree Nation takes its name from the Cree word ᒌᒧᐑᐏᐣ (cîmowîwin). It means "fishing with two canoes across from each other pulling a net." The name reflects a way of life centred on fishing and the water. The people are Swampy Cree, and some members are also Rocky Cree (Asinīskāwiyiniwak). The main reserve, Chemawawin 2, is on the south shore of Cedar Lake, and the band office is in Easterville.
The Nation's history is tied to Treaty 5. An adhesion to the treaty was signed at The Pas in 1876 by the Moose Lake band, and the Chemawawin (Cedar Lake) people later separated from Moose Lake. In 1962, Manitoba asked the community to surrender its lands for the Grand Rapids Dam. The flooding that followed forced the people to move to Easterville and cost the community its burial grounds. Whether the government kept its relocation promises is still strongly disputed.
Today, the Nation is led by Chief and Council and belongs to the Swampy Cree Tribal Council. Community services include:
- Emergency services
- Employment and training
- Housing
- Health
- Education through the Chemawawin School
To learn more, visit the Nation's official website at chemawawin.com.
- People
- Swampy Cree
- Treaty
- Treaty 5
- Tribal council
- Swampy Cree Tribal Council
- Headquarters
- Easterville
- Band number
- 309
- Province
- Manitoba
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